Timbeck2
Final Approach
For those who remember my "first annual" thread, you'll recall that I had to replace the two lower engine mounts as they were flat in comparison to a new mount. I'll tell you right now that the new mounts were the correct mounts as specified in the parts catalog and were the same brand and part number that came out of it. For those who haven't read that thread, 1970 Piper Cherokee 140 with the one piece nose cowl.
The flywheel has eaten through the top of the cowling. There is a hole about 1/2" in length and about 1/16" in width directly above the flywheel. As it sits on the ground and when I turn the prop, it doesn't rub at all which tells me it is doing it from vibration. Judging from the age of the hole, it has been doing this for quite some time but has only recently became a hole instead of what appeared to be a crack in the fiberglass which was noticed when I bought it.
I'm fairly certain that this can be easily fixed with new resin and fiberglass but that only fixes the symptom; not the cause. As far as I can tell there is no adjustment to be made on lifting the cowl up. I'm at a loss.
The flywheel has eaten through the top of the cowling. There is a hole about 1/2" in length and about 1/16" in width directly above the flywheel. As it sits on the ground and when I turn the prop, it doesn't rub at all which tells me it is doing it from vibration. Judging from the age of the hole, it has been doing this for quite some time but has only recently became a hole instead of what appeared to be a crack in the fiberglass which was noticed when I bought it.
I'm fairly certain that this can be easily fixed with new resin and fiberglass but that only fixes the symptom; not the cause. As far as I can tell there is no adjustment to be made on lifting the cowl up. I'm at a loss.